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Finding Aid for the Danzo Kiyohara Papers, ca. 1895-1964
2010
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Title: Danzō Kiyohara Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1895-1964
Collection number: 2010
Creator: Kiyohara, Danzō
Extent:
2 boxes
(1.0 linear ft.) and 1 oversize box
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Danzō Kiyohara was born ca. 1881 in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. He arrived in the United States in 1894 and attended the University
of California. Later he became a businessman in Southern California and was active in various business ventures including
oil drilling in Texas and Southern California. Mr. Kiyohara was a member of many Japanese American organizations in Southern
California prior to World War II and served as secretary and treasurer of the Japanese American League of Los Angeles (JAL)
(ca. 1915-17), as well as secretary and treasurer of the Japanese American Fraternity of Los Angeles (ca. 1913-14). This collection
consists of diaries (1906-08), photo albums (1929-ca. 1941), personal papers and correspondence. The collection also includes
correspondence and other materials related to the Japanese American League of Los Angeles (JAL), photographs of relatives,
friends and members of the JAL (ca. 1910-1964), and postcards. Materials in this collection are primarily in English, with
some in Japanese.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Copyright has not been assigned to Library Special Collections, UCLA. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Library
Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright
holder, which must also be obtained.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
[Identification of item], Danzō Kiyohara Papers, Japanese American Research Project Collection (Collection 2010). UCLA Library
Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4233210
Danzō Kiyohara was born ca. 1881. A native of Kumamoto Prefecture he arrived in the United States in 1894. He attended the
University of California. A businessman in Southern California, he was active in various business ventures including oil drilling
in Texas and Southern California. He was a member of many Japanese American organizations in Southern California prior to
World War II and served as secretary and treasurer of the Japanese American League of Los Angeles (JAL) (ca. 1915-17), as
well as secretary and treasurer of the Japanese American Fraternity of Los Angeles (ca. 1913-14). He was also known as George
D. Kiyohara; he died ca. 1964.
This collection consists of diaries (1906-08), photo albums (1929-ca. 1941), personal papers, and correspondence related to
Kiyohara. Includes correspondence and other materials related to the Japanese American League of Los Angeles (JAL), personal
correspondence, postcards, and photographs of relatives, friends, and members of the JAL (ca. 1910-1964).
Materials in this collection are primarily in English, with some in Japanese.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Kiyohara, Danzō--Archives.
Japanese American Research Project (University of California, Los Angeles).
Businessmen--California, Southern--Archival resources.
Japanese Americans--California, Southern--Archival resources.
Photographs.
Diaries.
Japanese American Research Project Collection of Material about Japanese in the United States (Collection 2010)
. Available at UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.